West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-05-19
JOURNALISTIC JAGaERs.

In this profit-sharing age IL becomes
necessary to enquire who will get Wig
gins and other false prophets.
Representative w. l.. Scott. who
maintains q fiue establishment at Wash>
ington, will divide his time this sum
mer between the seashore aud Erie,
dropping down to Washington az the
interests of politics and his public du-
tics may require.
Prince Komatsu, Of Japan, who has
been spending some months at Vienna,
has fallen in love with the liveries OF the
court servants there and has obtained
permission to have them copied at the
court OF tho Mikado, powdered peril
wigs, silk stockings and ALL
Solicitor General jerks saws that he
will pass the entire summer ia Washing
ton, Mrs. jerks remaining with him. He
thinks that Washington, with its humid
red thousand trees, is as cool as any 9th
or city and instanced Pittsburgh a few
days ago at % degrees when Washing
ton was less than 30 degrees.
Prince William, the leader Of a band
oil gypsies now encamped near Hartford,
Conn.,, has just received from a Fair
Haven carriage-maker two wagons cost
ing about 81 900 apiece. The bodies
are beautifully colored with gold bronze
aud fanciful sylvan scenes, the iron work
is heavily plated with silver, and all the
appurtenances are expensive. The wagy
ons are for the special use Of Prince
William and family during the coming
summer.
a well-known pianist recently played
some OF his most astonishing pieces be
fore the Sultan. At the conclusion OF
the performance His Majesty, who had
been observing him with great apparent
admiration, said to him, Il have heard
Thaberg" Ia low bow of the artist and
a modest smile), 81 have also heard
Liszt' Ga still lower bow and devout
attention "but no one of all who have
played before me perspired as much as
you do"
A clergyman of Auburn, Me-, after
eating luncheon in a railroad eating
house, picked up what he thought was
his bag and went OH his journey When
he got home the bag was opened in the
presence of his wife, who was prieved
TO see lying side 10y side several bottles
which, according TO their labels, con-
tanned fire water of this strongest kind.
The bag belonged to a drummer for a
liquor house, and the drummer was
probably also surprised when he found
that in the bag that he had were three
solid, orthodox sermons.
1t has recently been computed by an
officer of the Ordinance Department at
Washington that the weight carried bv
a soldier equipped with rod bayonet, rifle
and cartridge belt, three DAYS cooked
ratlons and 100 rounds of ball cartridges
and complete exit" of clothing is 53
pounds 2,58 ounces; with Springfield
rifle, bayonet, scabbord, cartridge boxes
and leather belt, clothing and amuni.
ton, etc, is "a pounds l 80 ounces; with
Springfield rife, bayonet, scabbord.
cartridge belt, clothing, ammunition, ETC.,
is Oh pounds 10 .96 ounces.
Watches have an interesting history.
The first one was about the size of n
desert plate. 1t had weights, and was
used as pocket clock The first great
Improvement was the substitution of
springs for weights. This was done in
1910, The earliest springs were not
coiled, but only straight pieces of steel.
The watches had only one hand, and be
ing wound up twice day, could not be
expected TO keep the time nearer than
fifteen or twenty minutes in the twelve
hours, The dials were of silver o. brass
the cases had no crystals, but opened at
the back and front, and were four or five
inches in diameter. A plain watch in
those days cost about 81, 800. 1t took a
year TO make one.